PennyPie Desserts

04/30/2025

Gluten and dairy free cheesecake with homemade raspberry sauce 😋

02/04/2025

Gluten and dairy free peach pie!!

12/10/2023

Holiday baking tip:

To prevent your baked goods from having that aftertaste of baking soda (metalic taste), add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to your recipe (you won't taste it, I promise!)

When used together, baking soda and vinegar will neutralize each other, effectively canceling out the benefits of low pH for vinegar and high pH for baking soda (but the baking soda still makes your baked goods rise!)

12/10/2023

Cake baking tip:

When baking your cakes, if you don't want that dome shape on top, set the temp 25° lower than the directions recommend. It may take 10-15 more minutes more to bake but it will be even on the top (and more moist!)

Check the center with a toothpick and if you get a couple of wet crumbs that's fine, remove the cake from the oven. It will still continue to bake for a few minutes while it's cooling.

09/10/2023

Handing out the Homeless Survival Backpacks today in east Hollywood today!!

Only the most in need will receive these wonderful gifts!!

I was only able to raise $1,047.00 out of the targeted $1,667.00 but still was able to purchase some really useful items for 12 of our friends living in the streets.

I will still have 12 backpacks and 12 fishing hats left (as I purchased 24 of each)
and will attempt raising the rest of the money for those backpacks in a couple of weeks.

Special thanks to Sharon Parvizi, Kitt Wakeley, June Smith, Joe Telles, Deb Sell, and Heidi Jones for making this possible!!! 😀

Here is what our homeless friends will receive today:

1 Backpack (high quality with padded straps)
1 Solar powered cell phone charger (with built-in compass and LED flashlight and emergency flashers)
1 wide-brimmed fishing hat with neck flap
1 T-shirt
2 pairs of socks
1 pair of flip-flops
1 pack of wet wipes (42 sheets)
1 Peanut butter and jelly sandwich (multi-grain bread)
1 Turkey (no nitrates) and sharp cheddar cheese sandwich (multi-grain bread)
2 peanut butter cookies (from bakery)
2 banana
3 tangerines
4 bottled waters

08/17/2023

9-inch double layer gluten and dairy-free carrot cake with vegan cream cheese frosting arrived safely in Portland, Oregon for my cousin's birthday!

07/16/2023

07/12/2023

Here is my latest gluten and dairy-free cheesecake. I get questions all the time about how it's possible to make a cheesecake without real cheese and sour cream.

So, here's the answer:

I use a variety of vegan cream cheese and sour cream products that are made up of coconut cream, almond milk, and soy products.

They are surprisingly similar in taste and texture and create the same rich, dense and flavorful quality of real cheesecake.

For the crust I use gluten free Kinnikinnick graham cracker crumbs with earth balance vegan butter ( which tastes exactly like real butter) and organic cane sugar.

For the top layer I use vegan sour cream with sugar and vanilla.

For the topping I make organic raspberry sauce which is a perfect pairing of sweetness and tartness.

I've only received rave reviews!

I'm in Woodland Hills so if you are in the Los Angeles area and would like to sample a free slice please message me!

07/04/2023

If you are suffering with any of these symptoms try eliminating gluten (wheat, barley, rye) from your diet for 3 days. If your symptoms are alleviated after the 3 days, then you know what the culprit is.

Check all food labels thoroughly as gluten hides in beer, soy sauce, ice cream, salad dressings, and seasonings, among numerous other foods.

06/27/2023

Shipped my first BIG cake up to Pescadero, CA!
Got a text from my customer saying, "Delicious! Nothing gluten free or dairy free tasting about it!!!"

06/25/2023

Delivered slices of gluten and dairy free carrot cake and cheesecake w/raspberry sauce to my dear friend Georgia. The carrot cake is best served warm 😋